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Lette/rs Patent No. 101,041, dated .fl/[arch 2Q, 1870.

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IMEROVIEMENT IN KNIFE FOR SPLTTING- WGOD.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, Saxon .1.RAYM0ND, of the city of Brooklyn, county ofKings and State of New' York, have invented certain Improvements inKnife lfor Splitting Wood, of which the following is a speciiication.

rMy invention relates to that description of knives that is used forsplitting wood for fuel; and

lt consists in a combination of cutters, so constructed that the blockof wood is split into several angular pieces at one operation.

It further consists in forming the cutters in one solid piece of metal,and also in the manner of arranging the lateral cutters with theslabbing cutter, so as to divide or split the Wood into angular stripsat one operation, and at the same time to free the cutters by forcingthe strips of wood outward.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a (front) sideelevation of my improvement.

Figure 2 is a cross-section of the same, taken on thc line :t a, g. 1. Y

`Figure 3 is a plan view looking in the direction indicated by the arrowon iig. l.

Figures 4 and 5 are plans showing the different modes of arranging thecutting-blades.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicatecorresponding parts. f

'lo enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Ivwill describe its construction and operation. o

1n the accompanying drawings- A represents the slabbingcutter of theknife, having several cuttingilanges a on one side.

These flanges :t arc arranged with their cuttingedges on an acute orobtuse angle with the cuttingedge of the slabbiug blade A, so as tosplit the block oi' wood into angular pieces.

The cutter A, with its flanges a, I make out of solid metal, either bycasting or forging. It is then worked into shape and hardened ready foruse. lllhe flanges a are iliade thicker at their junction wit-l1 thecutter A than at the outer edge, thus forcing the strip of Wood outwardin the act of splitting, and thereby freeing the knife in its operation;and the cutting-flanges a may be arranged upon the cutting-blade A so asto set at dierent angles, as represented in figs, 3 and 4, or ifdesired, a center cutting-flange may be placed at right angles with theknife A, as represented in iig. 5, but the arrangement shown in iig. 3,I prefer.

The operation of splitting the wood is as follows:

The knife, when forced into the block, outs a slab therefrom, and at thesame time the cutting-flanges a enter the slab, dividing it into thedesired angular' strips, ready for use.

Having thus fullg described the'construction and operation of myinvention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A knife for splitting wood, consisting of a straight blade, A, anddiagonal bladesc, when constructed and operated as specified.

SAXON J lltAYllIOND Witnesses:

R. R. MonFA'rT, H. A. Coon.

